Brown algae

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  1. LukeSchnabel

    LukeSchnabel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    My tank is 4 months old now and I'm still having a problem with brown algae. My nitrate-0, nitrite-0, phosphate-0 Calcium-440, pH-8.2 dKH-9.2. It's growing on my sand, some of my live rock and almost all the plastic(power heads, overflow ect...) also the only Caroline algea I see growing is on the plastic as well?

    Any help on this brown algae, I was told before it would go away but that's been almost 2 months now :(
     
    LukeSchnabel, Aug 18, 2011
    LukeSchnabel, Aug 18, 2011
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  2. kurens

    kurens Astrea Snail

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    would like to find out also,i got it on acryllic and everything plastic too,tank also 4 months old,its time to diatoms go away!
     
    kurens, Aug 18, 2011
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  3. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    pics would help alot is it long and stringy?
     
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  4. LukeSchnabel

    LukeSchnabel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yes, it gets long and stringy and produces bubbles.
     
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  5. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    A pic would really help, but it does sound like diatoms to me. Did you add anything new to your tank recently and are you using RO/DI water?
     
    sticksmith23, Aug 18, 2011
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